peculiarly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /pɪˈkjuljɚli/ UK /pɪˈkjuːliəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a strange or distinctively characteristic way The room had a peculiarly stale smell about it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a strange or... oddlystrangelydistinctivelycharacteristicallyuniquelycuriously ↔ Opposites normallycommonlyordinarily Word family Related forms peculiarpeculiarity Etymology AI details From peculiar + -ly, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle'). peculiaris Latin pecu Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # peculiarly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /pɪˈkjuljɚli/ **IPA (UK):** /pɪˈkjuːliəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a strange or distinctively characteristic way ## Examples - The room had a peculiarly stale smell about it. ## Synonyms - oddly - strangely - distinctively - characteristically - uniquely - curiously ## Antonyms - normally - commonly - ordinarily ## Related Forms - peculiar - peculiarity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: peculiaris - Root: pecu ## Etymology From peculiar + -ly, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle'). ## AI Etymology Peculiarly comes from peculiar + -ly, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle'). The historical trail runs through Latin peculiaris and Latin pecu. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means in a strange or distinctively characteristic way. Related forms include peculiar, peculiarity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown